Temple of Liberty Preserved by Concord

Creating the Declaration of Independence | Creating the United States Constitution | Creating the Bill of Rights

Forging a Federal Government | Demand for a Bill of Rights | Formation of Political Parties | Election of 1800 | Peaceful Transition

Temple of Liberty. New York: Jared Bell, 1834. Woodcut. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (86)
[Digital ID# ppmsca-17520]

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This patriotic and nationalistic allegorical woodcut, probably created for a banner or a similar type of display shows, the figure of Liberty arising from an altar in a temple. The figure holds the Bill of Rights, a staff, and a liberty cap. On the altar is inscribed “Preserved by Concord.” Above the temple an eagle holds a streamer with the slogan “The Union Must and Shall be Preserved.”